جَامِعَة حِمْص | |
 Faculty of Medicine, Homs University. | |
| Motto | طريقك إلى مستقبل مشرق |
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Motto in English | Your way to a bright future |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 14 September 1979 |
Academic affiliation | |
| President | Abdul Basit al-Khatib |
Administrative staff | 600 |
| Students | 12,000 |
| Location | , |
| Website | homs-univ |
Homs University (Arabic:جَامِعَة حِمْص,ALA-LC:Jāmiʻat Ḥimṣ) is apublic university located in the city ofHoms,Syria, 180 km north ofDamascus. It is Syria's fourth largest university.[1]
The university was established in 1979 asAl-Baath University (Arabic:جَامِعَة الْبَعْث,ALA-LC:Jāmiʻat al-Baʻth) duringBa'athist rule[2] by Presidential Decree No. 44 issued byHafez al-Assad.[citation needed]
As of 2005 the University had 22 faculties, 5 intermediate institutes, 40,000 regular students,[1] 20,000 students in open learning, 1310 high studies students and 622 faculty members.
As of 2025 Homs University has 10 faculties, 9 colleges, 1 school, 1 preparatory course, 4 intermediate institutes, 2 higher institutes,[3] around 100,000 students and 1400 faculty members.[4]
The library contains some 63,000 volumes (as of 2011).[5]
Following thefall of the Assad regime, the university was renamed to "Homs University" by interim prime ministerMohammed al-Bashir of theSyrian transitional government on 25 December 2024.[6]
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